Wolfspeed launches Gen 5 SiC MOSFETs with 27% lower on-resistance, boosting EV traction inverter efficiency and enabling smaller inverter designs. Read more…
Waymo taps fleet giant Element to scale its robotaxi service
Waymo has tapped fleet management company Element to help keep its robotaxis charged, maintained, and on the road as the company expands into more cities. Read more…
The Genesis GV90 looks huge charging next to the Kia EV9
The GV90 is set to arrive as the biggest, most prestige Genesis electric SUV to date. With its official debut coming up, the flagship EV was spotted charging alongside a Kia EV9, revealing its true size. Read more…
Home solar in rural America: a storm just took out your power, now what?
There’s no shortage of advice on how to size a home solar and battery system, but most of it assumes a suburban home with city services and outages measured in hours, not days. Rural homes play by different rules, especially during summer storms. When heavy winds take down power lines and your utility prioritizes restoring urban neighborhoods first, having a home battery isn’t about convenience — it’s about damage control. Read more…
Rivian Lays Off Hundreds Of Workers A Week After R2 Launch
Rivian cut employees from its service and customer division on Tuesday, the The Wall Street Journal reported. Read More…
Chase credit card adds EV charging to its list of 5% cash-back categories
Chase adds EV charging to its 5% cash-back categories for summer, rewarding electric vehicle drivers with savings on charging and travel expenses. Read more…
Rivian lays off hundreds, under 2% of staff, a week after R2 launch
Rivian laid off hundreds of workers on Tuesday, or less than 2% of its workforce, just one week after it began deliveries of its all-important R2 SUV. Read more…
BYD’s new magnetic EV device lets you control your car on the go
BYD is about to introduce a new detachable magnetic smart device that lets you control your vehicle remotely at the push of a button. Read more…
Zeekr cumulative deliveries top 800,000 as premium models drive growth
Zeekr’s shooting brake family has reached nearly 380,000 in cumulative deliveries. Read more…
Danfoss’s Dextreme Max system reduces electric excavator power consumption
Danfoss’s Dextreme Max digital hydraulic system cuts electric excavator power use by 35%, boosting runtime by 53% with advanced motor and battery tech. Read more…
Lucid Cosmos: Tesla Model Y and Rivian R2 Rival Revealed In Patent Images
The roughly $50,000 Cosmos is supposed to go on sale by the end of this year. It will be the brand’s first mass-market EV. Read More…
Li Auto to launch refreshed L6 extended-range SUV in July to boost sales
Li Auto will roll out the new-generation Li L6 in July, a redesign of its entry-level extended-range SUV. Read more…
I Drove One Of China’s Fastest EVs And Found It Surprisingly Easy To Drive—Despite Its 1,500 Horsepower
The Xiaomi SU7 Ultra could be the easiest 1,526-horsepower car I’ve ever driven. And starting at $75,000, it’s a bargain. Read More…
CATL’s next-generation EV battery research focuses on lithium-air technology
CATL focuses on lithium-air battery research as the future of EV energy storage, aiming to surpass lithium-ion with higher specific energy. Read more…
Baidu Apollo Go wins Level 4 robotaxi approval in Switzerland as AmiGo
Baidu’s Apollo Go has received a Level 4 autonomous driving permit in Switzerland for AmiGo, a robotaxi service it is running with Swiss Post’s PostBus, putting the Chinese tech giant ahead of Waymo and Tesla in deploying driverless vehicles into European public transport. Read more…
Ex-Tesla exec builds the home heat pump Tesla gave up for robots
Drew Baglino spent nearly two decades building Tesla’s batteries, motors, and power electronics. Now the former Tesla SVP is quietly building the one home energy product Tesla talked up for years and never shipped: a residential heat pump. Read more…
Tesla ‘Robotaxis’ are not crashing because they are not running
Tesla didn’t report a single at-fault “Robotaxi” crash in the latest NHTSA autonomous-vehicle data — its only fresh incident was a Model Y getting rear-ended while stopped, clearly the other driver’s fault. Read more…
Kia’s electric van delivers more driving range in the real world at 260 miles
It’s no wonder the PV5 is flying off dealer lots. With more than enough driving range, fast charging, and a high-tech, spacious interior, Kia’s electric van may be the ultimate people mover. Read more…
Leapmotor refreshes top-selling SUV trio in bid to sustain growth
Leapmotor launched updated versions of the C10, C11 and C16, with starting prices as low as 125,800 yuan ($18,620). Read more…
New MG 07 fastback arrives in two versions full of premium tech
MG is expanding its EV footprint with the introduction of the latest fastback sedan, the MG 07. The new model made a formal appearance in China’s NEV (New Energy Vehicle) purchase tax exemption catalog, pointing to an imminent launch. With its core technical specifications officially registered with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, MG seems to be using the… Read more…
